BRIEFLY GLENDALE, TEACHERS DECLARE AN IMPASSE.GLENDALE - The state agency that oversees public employee labor negotiations has declared the Glendale Unified School District The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States. The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La Cañada and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta. and its teachers at impasse in contract negotiations, schools spokesman Vic Pallos said Friday. The Glendale Teachers Association had asked the Public Employment Relations Board to declare the impasse. Board officials informed the district Friday that they will appoint a mediator from the state's Mediation and Conciliation conciliation: see mediation. Service to work with local negotiators. The mediator will likely be appointed next week. - Daily News Two-year sentence likely for contractor GLENDALE - A contractor who pleaded no contest to defrauding an elderly Glendale couple is expected to be sentenced to two years in state prison next month, officials said Friday. As part of a plea agreement, John William McMillan William McMillan (March 2, 1764 - May, 1804) was a Delegate to the United States Congress from the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio. He was born near Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. He graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. , 36, forfeited his state contractor's license, said Lynett Blumhardt, a spokeswoman for the Contractors State License Board. Glendale police arrested McMillan in August after he offered to paint the trim on an elderly couple's home for $2,550, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. police reports. The couple, ages 83 and 78, felt pressured into signing the pricey contract, the report says. An expert from the state board estimated the value of the proposed job at $1,100, Blumhardt said. McMillan could be sentenced to up to two years in state prison, five years' felony probation and a $2,500 fine, she said. The sentencing hearing is set for March 22 in Glendale. - Daily News Bill would create research institute BURBANK - A Burbank area lawmaker's bill introduced in Sacramento this week would create an Institute for Criminal Justice Planning to provide law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). with expert information about advanced technology. Under Senate Bill 1833 - introduced by Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena - the institute would make available unbiased reviews and evaluations of available and emerging technologies that have law enforcement applications, said Sherry Gelogue, a spokeswoman for the Democrat now running for Congress against Rep. James Rogan, R-Pasadena. ``This one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. will be designed to evaluate new technology and to help police departments successfully upgrade, especially in the fields of communications, forensics See computer forensics. and nonlethal weapons,'' Gelogue said. - City News Service |
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